BANGKOK : -- More walking streets to promote tourism and help vendors to have spaces to do businesses.
The plan for walking streets was revealed today by Pol
Maj-Gen Vichai Sangpraphai, the assistant to the advisor of Bangkok
governor.
He revealed the walking streets in Bangkok while inspecting
the reorganisation of sidewalk vendors on Thanam Prannok pier in
Bangkok Noi area under the policy of the military junta’s to return busy
sidewalks to pedestrians.
The governor’s advisor said that after the sidewalk
reorganisation and vendors were evicted, they should have places to sell
otherwise they would be in trouble.
He said he planned to launch walking streets on Saturdays
and Sundays so that these vendors would be allowed to trade to made
their living.
For example, China Town or Yaowaraj road which is
well-known for Chinese food might be turned into walking streets for
people to shop and dine on weekends, or Silom as a haven for
miscellaneous items will be turned a walking street for shopping, or
Narng Lerng as a walking street for seafood dining.
He said vendors will then have rooms to sell, and it will also help promote tourism.
He added that the next target for sidewalk reorganisation
will be on Silom road next week after the Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration received numerous complaints of vendors occupying
sidewalk for trade thus forcing pedestrians to walk on the road instead
causing safety concerns.
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